Emperor: Frontman sets title for upcoming solo album

[N00bs]

EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn has set "The Adversary" as the title of his upcoming solo album, tentatively due next year via a collaboration between Mnemosyne Productions and Candlelight Records worldwide. Owned/operated by partners Ihsahn and Ihriel since 2003, Mnemosyne Productions was established as an outlet for duo's musical collaborations as well a place for new talent and innovative artists. Final stages of album recording are currently underway at Symphonique Studios in Norway with the final mix planned for early 2006. A video is planned for the song "Invocation", though specific details as to director and concept are still in development.

"The music is a continuation of my work within the metal genre," said Ihsahn. "It incorporates influential elements from all periods/stages of my background since I first picked up the guitar 20 years ago. Powerful, epic, extreme and straight from the heart."

All music and lyrics for "The Adversary" have been written and performed by Ihsahn with exception of drums, performed by Asgeir Mickelson (BORKNAGAR, SPIRAL ARCHITECT). "He has been the perfect drummer for this album," noted Ihsahn. "He has really brought to live the patterns I programmed in pre-production.

In a recent interview with Britain's Terrorizer magazine, Ihsahn elaborated on what the fans can expect to hear on the upcoming CD:

"When I'm doing an Ihsahn solo album, I have to build on my musical upbringing, and the majority of that is metal with a progressive and experimental leaning," he told Terrorizer. "With PECCATUM we've tried out as much as we could both musically and artistically, but with this I wanted to do a metal album. I allowed myself to work with two guitar tracks, piano and programmed drums while I made this album. Actually, I worked without these limitations and the material went everywhere. Then, early in 2005, I wrote the basics in a couple of months after I made some restrictions for myself. But musically I've tried to sum up my experiences with metal music on this album, and it sounds the way I see the metal genre in 2006. . . I can tell you that I'm extremely satisfied with all the songs on this album, and there will be no fillers on it. Lyrically, it's a very angry album and everyone gets a slap in the face."

[Limberger]

Sounds promising.

[Metalhead6six6]

Ok, I think I just found this for the first time. I for one am extremely excited about this, for Ihsahn is a master composer!

*Sorry for reviving a dead thread...

[Limberger]

It's alright, at least I know I'm not the only person here who cares

[Metalhead6six6]

I just heard Peccatum and the final Emperor album (for the first time) and I gotta say I love the direction that Ihsahns composing is going. He's fucking amazing, he's easily one of the greatest contemporary composers. On top of that he's a great lyricist too.

Some people think that Ihsahn will have sold out with his next album...fuck them. He deserves every dollar he can get, he's amazing.

I just hope that The Adversary carries in the vain of a mix of Anthems and Prometheus...that would kick serious ass!

[Lawcifer]

Yeah, I love his vocals on Promethius.....even tho a lot of Emperor fans dislike that album, its my fav album for vocals.

[Iced]

Prometheus is the only one i have cause anubis uploaded it and i downloaded it.... i had never heard any emperor before and i didnt know what to excpect, but i thought it was amazing... i am defenitly looking to get more emperor

[Metalhead6six6]

Get Anthems

And if you get a quality version of IX Equilibrium, please let me know. All I have are shit rips of it.

[Limberger]

I have a good version.

[Metalhead6six6]

!! You should upload it.

btw: I like the vocals best off of Anthems, but I wish the drums/guitars had the production quality of Prometheus. I don't like the vocals AS much, they're still good, but I think they were better before.

[Limberger]

Originally Posted by Metalhead6six6

!! You should upload it.

sure thing. just tell me how/where

[Metalhead6six6]

www.megaupload.com

www.rapidshare.de

www.uploader.com

www.sendspace.com (I think)

Rapidshare is the best

And SO ARE YOU!

[Iced]

Originally Posted by Limberger

sure thing. just tell me how/where

If you are wondering how to do it, you need to download WinRar unless you already have it, then compress the files into a .rar, then upload it

[Metalhead6six6]

Ah, yes, thanks Iced.

[Limberger]

Alright the upload is going, i'll post the link when it's done.

oh and metalhead, see if you can upload some mors principium est (i wanna see what it sounds like, so just pick the album you think is best)

[Iced]

Originally Posted by Metalhead6six6

Ah, yes, thanks Iced.

No problem Ill be looking forward to downloading it

[Metalhead6six6]

Originally Posted by Limberger

Alright the upload is going, i'll post the link when it's done.

oh and metalhead, see if you can upload some mors principium est (i wanna see what it sounds like, so just pick the album you think is best)

Uploading the Unborn now

They only have two albums at the moment.

Manay consider Inhumanity to be better, but to give you an idea of where they are hopefully going with their next album, I'll give you the newest one.

Check out Pure, The Harmony Remains, Fragile Flesh, The Unborn, and Altered State of Consciousness first. All great fucking songs!

I'll post the link when it's done.

It's going to go on www.megaupload.com

[Iced]

ill be looking forward to MPE too, i think i asked you to upload some a while ago but i guess you never got around to it .... On friday when i get back home im gonna upload a bunch of stuff

[Metalhead6six6]

Yeah, I get easily distracted, fucking ADD, lol

I'll post a link to that thread where I'll post the link to the download when it's done, should be about 25 minutes.

[Limberger]

heres the link:
http://rapidshare.de/files/12849605/...brium.rar.html

i also posted it in the "more goodies.." thread